Overview of coin specialties
This page introduces the terms often used when collecting coins.
Collection of coins
NGC (Ngi Sea)
Numismatic Guaranty CompanyAbbreviation for. World Standard American coin appraisal agency. You can judge ancient coinsNGC AncientsI also have a service.
PCGs (Pesiege S)
Professional Coin Grading ServiceAbbreviation for. World Standard American coin appraisal agency. It also covers the appraisal of Japanese old gold and silver.
Detail
NGCAndPCGsThe terms found in the label of the appraised coin. By artificial damage70A word used for coins that cannot be rated by the sheldon scale in the stage. As a typical oneCleaned(Washing),Hairline(Shallow, slender wound),Scratch(Deep and short line scratch),Edge Damage(Lack of edge)Edge BUMP(Dealing of the edge) is listed.
Field (field)
Refers to the front and back of the coin.
Edge
It refers to the coin edge. When dealing with coins, have this edge. If a fingerprint is attached to the front and back field, it may lead to damage to coins. The edge may have a gizzard to prevent forgery, or a letter is written.
Mint Mark (Mint mark)
It refers to a mark indicating which mites issued. Represented by letters and symbols. Here are some examples below.
A: Paris, France
B: Switzerland Bern
D: Munich, Germany
R: Italy Rome
S: San Francisco, USA
Adjust Mark
In order to adjust the weight of the coin, it refers to a scratched scratch on the field. It was done in the MintHairlineorScratchIt is different. It is often found in coins in the Bourbon Dynasty in France.
DIE
It refers to a mold that is the original when producing coins.
RESTRIKE
It refers to a reissued coin that was once issued.
Mintage
Refers to the number of coins issued. The smaller the number of issuance, the rareer, soMintageIs very important for coins.
Proof (proof)
Refers to a gift coin with a mirror finish. Because the mirror finish is applied, the face is reflected when looking into the coin.
Normal currency
Refers to a coin for general distribution. On the other hand, the proof coin refers to a commemorative coin for gifts.
Ancient coin
It mainly refers to coins issued in the ancient Greece and Roman era. In addition, the Kushan dynasty Indian coins are also classified as ancient.
Antique coin
100Words mainly used for coins issued more than a year ago. However, the term antique coin is unique to Japan, and old coins, which are worldwide, are called classic coins.
Modern coin
Words mainly used for coins issued after World War II.
Dignity
Refers to the content of the bullion.
Au
Abbreviation for gold. To represent the dignity, it is written like au999, au916, au900, etc.
SV (Esvi)
Abbreviation for silver. It is written as SV999, SV925, SV900, etc. to represent the quality.
PT (Petie)
Abbreviation for platinum. It is expressed as PT999, PT900, PT850, etc. to indicate dignity.
PD (Pedy)
Abbreviation for palladium. There are few palladium coins, but are issued by some nations.
CAMEO
Evaluation given to individuals with a deep sculpture, like jewelry cameo.NGCIs normalCAMEOFor more three -dimensional individualsULTRA CAMEOI make an evaluation.PCGsHas the same meaningDeep CameoIs the expression.